Robot recognizes himself in the mirror

Nico, a product of computer scientists at Yale University, soon passed the test of 'recognizing myself in the mirror'. This is an important step towards the ultimate goal for brain robots.

Justin Hart, software builder, helps robot Nico
Recognize this is your reflection image through the mirror

Scientists say Nico's ultimate goal is to recognize everything around the mirror. Justin Hart, PhD, a leading researcher, says: "The ultimate goal of robotic space awareness is to mirror the image as a mirror image, not a real one." .

But his ambition does not stop at the arm but the whole body of the robot. And Nico has succeeded in recognizing it as a mirror image of himself. This is the act that some primates, elephants, dolphins, even people under 18 months can not recognize.

Now many scientists have used the same test to analyze the perception of the robot, but no one successfully programmed the robot to recognize itself in the mirror when it was alone. This is an important step on the path to a scientific masterpiece on 'artificial intelligence'.